REQUIREMENTS
PROCEDURES
PRACTICE
CONTACTS
DOCUMENTING
100

In accordance with policy 19.15

What is Case management?

100

A plan to track progress and effectiveness in family preservation & foster care 

What is an action/family plan 

100

All contacts with parents including FATHERS should be clear and planned 

What is Practice Guidance?

100

Log of contacts

What is Georgia SHINES 

100

Documenting contacts such as mental health, babies can't wait providers, medical professionals and police 

What are collateral contacts

200

To engage children, parents, custodians, and caregivers to establish a partnership

What is DFCS requirement?

200

Where in GA SHINES is HIPAA and health Ins. Info.

What is External documentation 

200

Case manager should thoroughly assess a child's

What is safety, permanency and well-being

200

Following reports to track purposeful contacts:

What is Lenses, SHINES, ECEM

200

Deliberately dig deeper to gather information 

What is Deliberate Information Gathering (DIG)

300

Who to call to report child abuse/neglect

What is CICC? CPS Intake Communications Center

300

Contact LEP/SI at lepsi@dhs.ga.gov 

What is Interpretation services?

300

Understanding that every family has their own rituals and traditions 

What is Cultural Awareness?

300

Form that allows CM to request Confidential information 

What is an authorization from Release of Information?

300

Where must all visits be documented in SHINES within 72 hours 

What is Contact detail page

400

Over 50% of the contacts should occur in this location

what is the home or where the child lives

400

Three words CM should keep in mind during contacts 

Empathy, authenticity and transparency 

400

Visit that help ensure child's safety but not intended to "catch parents" 

What are unannounced visits

400

When documenting in Georgia SHINES save entries should tell a story, events and details must be included 

What is a narrative 

500

Entered documented contacts within 72 hours into what system  

What is SHINES

500

As a best practice CM should read the case plans and documentation before making purposeful contacts 

What is Review? 

500

Engagement and partnership building should involve everyone including

What are absent parent

500

Purposeful contacts helps parents to assess, review and discuss safety, permanency and well-being

What is the reason for DFCS involvement
500

"If it is not noted it did not happen?"

what is Documenting Purposeful Contacts

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